Budget Management Analyst

Nature and Variety of Work

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

Applicant Limit Notice: Please be advised that applications for this position will be capped at a maximum of 100 submissions. Once this threshold has been reached, the posting will close, and no further applications will be accepted. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to ensure consideration.

The Prince George’s County Office of Management and Budget is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Budget Management Analyst (Budget Management Analyst IV), grade G27 position, in Unit B - Team 2.

About The Position

This is advanced-level professional and administrative principal budget development and administration or management work in all phases of budgetary development and administration or management analyses projects. Incumbents may supervise subordinates in performing complex budgetary functions/management analyses projects and provide technical guidance and training. Personal contacts for employees in this class are primarily with other employees, supervisors, and managers in the Office of Management; Budget Management Managers in various Departments/Agencies; the Office of the County Executive staff; and County Council staff. The purpose of these contacts is to advise, persuade, often negotiate, and otherwise present analyses and recommendations about issues which have significant impact on operating and capital budget formulation and decision making, and other issues which have either political, legal, fiscal, social, environmental, tax rate and/or service delivery implications. While this class of work occasionally requires employees to meet or speak before the general public and citizen groups, it does not require incumbents to provide direct public service or assistance on a one-to-one basis.

About The Agency

The Office of Management and Budget supervises the County budget and provides expert guidance to agencies and administration on County fiscal policies, management analysis, and legislative and regulatory affairs.

Examples of Work

• Exercises the full range of supervisory duties and responsibilities over subordinate positions as defined in the Personnel Law.
• Leads and participates in performing budgetary, planning, programming and management analyses projects.
• Develops a separate and distinct system of administrative controls tailored to the needs of individual agencies to ensure the most effective and economical expenditure of allocated funds; assesses budgetary requirements for agencies which have distinctly dissimilar kinds of activities.
• Confers with administrative officials on organization, management, and procedural problems, and works with the supervisor in establishing management survey objectives and priorities; plans and prepares reports which provide direction for immediate and long-range budget policy decisions.
• Participates and leads in the continual reevaluation of County revenue forecasts relative to changes in demographic and socio-economic factors.
• Develops and monitors systems and procedures necessary for the administration of Federal and State grants received by County departments and agencies.
• Represents the Office of Management and Budget or respective Department/Agency in meetings with other departments and outside agencies at meetings and hearings; works with regional groups to identify and resolve multi-jurisdictional problems.
• Prepares statements for County Executive on budgetary issues related to assigned agencies.
• Develops, revises and provides budget preparation instruction and guidance to assigned departments and agencies; provides technical assistance during budget preparation.
• Evaluates budgetary submissions for technical compliance and for funding implications upon program operations.
• Prepares written and oral presentations describing requested budgets of assigned departments and agencies.
• Participates in budgetary meetings with agency representatives, senior budget staff, and Council members and staff regarding budget proposals.
• Conducts management studies of agency operations and develops administrative systems.
• Uses automated data systems and other sources, monitors agency expenditure patterns and prepares projections of future expenditures.
• Monitors assigned Department/Agency approved operating and capital budgets by identifying issues and problems requiring attention, obtaining and analyzing information through field audits and statistical analyses, preparing reports of findings and recommendations, providing guidance and assistance to Department/Agency heads and managers, and following through on approved course of action.
• Conducts a variety of studies requiring coordination among many people and Departments/Agencies, and consideration of many issues.
• Meets with appropriate officials to discuss proposals, consider alternatives and modifications, and/or resolve problems.
• Analyzes Department/Agency operations and staffing patterns and recommends actions to improve service delivery and attain maximum cost-effectiveness.
• Analyzes and recommends action to be taken concerning requests for reallocation of funds and supplemental appropriations; ensures proposed transactions comply with rules, regulations and laws, and represent most cost-effective means of accomplishment.
• Reviews and analyzes numerous computer reports; manipulates and reconciles data for clarity and accuracy; and creates data bases, spreadsheets, and other analytic structures to analyze budgets, issues, reorganizations, etc.
• Discovers, analyzes and reports on issues and problems appropriate to areas of assignment.
• Drafts budgetary legislation and Executive Orders; reviews and analyzes State and Federal grant proposals affecting assigned agencies.
• Prepares written and oral reports for the Deputy Budget Director, Budget Director, and Chief Administrative Officer.
• Serves as budget representative on selected County committees; may occasionally serve as budget representative for the County with outside organizations.
• Will be required to use automated equipment in conjunction with assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties which may not be specifically listed in the class specification or position description, but which are within the general occupational category and responsibility level typically associated with the employee's class of work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business/Public Management, Finance, Economics, Quantitative Analyses, or closely related field.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative and budgeting experience; including at least one (1) year in the lead/supervisory role.

Any equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience may also be considered.

Please note there is no equivalency for supervisory experience.

EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

Additional Information

Job Location: 1301 McCormick Drive, Suite 4200, Largo, MD 20774

Conditions of Employment: Upon selection, the candidate must:

• Meet all training and performance standards and demonstrate proficiency as required by the agency.
• Wear and use agency protective apparel and equipment in the performance of their assigned duties, if applicable.
• Successfully pass preemployment checks which may include reference checks, background investigations, and drug screenings, where applicable.
• Be willing and able to serve as an essential employee. Essential employees are expected to report during standard or non-standard hours as operations necessitate, or during emergencies. Essential employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Eligibility to Work: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to provide and verify authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/E-Verify.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS: If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.

Prince George's County Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace